Question 1

Review the information presented in Figures 3.2, 3.3, and Table 3.7 in the text. Make a prediction about the future enrollment for women and minorities in engineering? Explain your answer.

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Question 2

What factors do you think influence how employers determine hiring needs in any given year?

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Question 3

Attend a campus career fair. Talk with at least 3 recruiters from different firms. Make a list and discuss those factors which employers are stressing in their hiring decisions.

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Question 4

Based on the current economic situation, do you expect the salaries of engineers to continue to increase at the recent pace? Why or why not? Using other tables in this chapter, explain the basis for your answer.

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Question 5

Review the enrollment data in this chapter. What do you think high schools, colleges, and the engineering profession can do to increase the number of students choosing to pursue an engineering career?

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Question 6

What factors do you think contribute to the fact that entry level engineering salaries are usually higher than any other major on campus?

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Quiz 3: A Statistical Profile of the Engineering Profession